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Sessler's Soapbox: Changing the Game is a Good Thing

Change, for the most part, is a good thing. But not everyone is comfortable with change. Sometimes, the one thing you've grown accustomed to is the last thing you want to change, even if it's for the better. Such is the subject of this week's Soapbox. Adam uses Madden NFL 11's new Game Flow system as an example of how innovations within a gaming...

Posted August 10, 2010
NFL Player Files Lawsuit Over Madden Likenesses

Former Bengals all-star running back Tony Davis, on behalf of over 6,000 retired NFL players, have filed a suit against Electronic Arts over the use of their likenesses in Madden NFL 09. According to the players, Madden didn't use "classic" players' actual names or numbers, but did swipe the actual stats of well-known players....

Posted August 3, 2010
Electronic Arts Promises "Innovative, New Take On Madden"

It looks like Madden NFL could be in for a shakeup in 2010. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told analysts today that his company is currently preparing an "innovative and new take on Madden" for release in fiscal year 2011 (which would dictate a release date before March 30, 2011). Madden NFL is typically released every...

Posted January 11, 2010
Worst/Best Glitches In Madden History

Electronic Arts flagship football franchise Madden NFL has been kicking around for 20 years, and every year it's gotten more complicated and closer to realism. With added complexity comes added development challenges: There's just no way that a development team could foresee every eventuality in a Madden game, even a team as obviously talented...

Posted August 11, 2009
Madden Retires From Football, But Not Video Games

John Madden, legendary football coach, broadcaster and namesake of the Madden NFL series of video games, has announced his retirement from sportscasting after decades in the business. He started calling games in 1979 and the last Super Bowl was Madden's swan-song. While NBC will replace Madden with Cris Collinsworth on-air, we wondered whether...

Posted April 16, 2009| 3 Comments
EA Holding Massive Sale

Electronic Arts is marking down most of its 2008 games lineup. Everything is on sale and must go, go, go. They're practically giving it all away. Here's the price-list: Dead Space was $60, now it's $50 Red Alert 3 was $40, now it's $30 Army of Two was $30, now it's $20 Mirror's Edge was $50, now it's $40 Madden 09 was $60,...

Posted March 4, 2009| 42 Comments
The End of $60 Games?

Is $60 too much to pay for a video game? Some industry experts think so. Signal Hill analyst Todd Greenwald says the $60 price point might be lowered as video game publishers try to keep sales up in an increasingly bleak economic climate. Greenwald notes that over the holiday season, AAA titles like Madden 09 and Mirror's Edge had its prices cut...

Posted February 4, 2009| 154 Comments
EA's Prediction Shockingly Accurate

This is scary: EA's prediction for the Super Bowl -- which was made last week -- proved shockingly accurate. The company used Madden NFL 09 to predict the game and called it Steelers 28, Cardinals 24. The actual score: Steelers 27, Cards 23. One point off for each team is much better than Vegas did in predicting the game. As far as the...

Posted February 2, 2009| 20 Comments
NFL Players Association Ordered To Cough Up $28-Million Over 'Madden NFL' Rights

The other day I was watching Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and it had this interesting piece on how the NFL Players Association was fleecing retired football players. Instead of looking out for its retired players, the NFLPA was helping Electronic Arts save money on licensing fees for the Madden NFL series by allowing it to use generic players...

Posted January 28, 2009| 16 Comments
EA Predicts Winner Of The Super Bowl

There's no reason to watch the upcoming Super Bowl; EA Sports has already determined the winner using Madden NFL 09. According to EA, The Steelers are going to take the trophy in Super Bowl XLIII by only four points, after a hard-fought squeaker of a game. Final score: 28 to 24. I ran a series of Super Bowl simulations in my mind, and I predict...

Posted January 23, 2009| 25 Comments
'Madden 09' Picks Playoff Winners

This weekend is the final round of the NFL Playoffs to determine the teams for Super Bowl XLIII. But if you don't want to waste six-plus hours of AFC and NFC playoff games, no problem. Madden 09 has already picked the winners and the scores. According to a Madden simulation run by IGN, here's how it's going to shake out: In the NFC, Kurt...

Posted January 15, 2009| 115 Comments
X-Play Best of 2008 Winners List

X-Play has announced its list of winners for the sixth annual X-Play Best of 2008 Awards. The whole list follows, but here is the Game of the Year video. Watch Larger Version of this Video And now, below the jump, please check out the entire list of winners. Read More?

Posted December 9, 2008| 402 Comments
'Skate 2' Interview: Chilling With Pro Skater Darren Navarrette

In addition to being sponsored by Creature, Independent, and Vox, Darrent Navarrette is just a pretty cool guy. Interviewing him at EA's Skate 2 event was just a chill experience (I'm sure the drinks helped). During my interview, he revealed how he became Skate 2's "hand-plant guy", which superhero he felt like when wearing a...

Posted December 8, 2008| 3 Comments
X-Play's Best of 2008 Awards!

X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and find every year to improve on the one before," says Adam Sessler, Host and Managing Editor, "X-Play." "But...

Posted December 5, 2008| 219 Comments
'Madden' Monopoly Comes Into Focus

For a while now, the exclusive deal that EA has with the NFL means that Madden is the only football game in town...or the only one in town with the rights to any of the real people who play the game. Still, documents that surfaces when the NFLPA sued the NFL for money owed to their retired players shows just how insidious this whole thing is. A...

Posted November 18, 2008| 4 Comments